2027 - 8 Team Premiership

[dontforgetthefueltapsbruv]

42 minutes ago, szkocjasid said:

What can they (Prem promoters) do when successful Championship clubs refuse to step up?

Offer exclusive contracts and stop doubling down

[mikebv]

17 minutes ago, dontforgetthefueltapsbruv said:

Offer exclusive contracts and stop doubling down

An extra £30k, and maybe more with sponsorship from their clubs sponsors, for a tier two No 1 and 5.…..??

Can tier one teams afford that?..

[dontforgetthefueltapsbruv]

38 minutes ago, mikebv said:

An extra £30k, and maybe more with sponsorship from their clubs sponsors, for a tier two No 1 and 5.…..??

Can tier one teams afford that?..

If/when there is a paying TV deal that would be a good start point for use of funds

[castrolargh]

2 hours ago, szkocjasid said:

What can they (Prem promoters) do when successful Championship clubs refuse to step up?

There's the issue in a nutshell." They" . Division, us and them, I'm alright jack .Poland have realised they need other nations to succeed. When will British speedway realise they need all leagues to flourish?

[LisaColette]

2 hours ago, WookieboyDon said:

Won’t happen with the new deal signed between Poland, GB, Sweden and Denmark. Race nights all agreed.

Can forget about Poole ever moving back up then as race nights are a deal breaker. 

[1 valve]

12 hours ago, castrolargh said:

There's the issue in a nutshell." They" . Division, us and them, I'm alright jack .Poland have realised they need other nations to succeed. When will British speedway realise they need all leagues to flourish?

When the promoters realise that there are too many clubs trying to run full time professional speedway teams and those who can afford to run a loss making club as a hobby or are steeped in self interest step aside and let those with ambition & the vision to work towards profitably promoting the growth of the sport with one top tier league of eight teams. 

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[noaksey]

39 minutes ago, 1 valve said:

When the promoters realise that there are too many clubs trying to run full time professional speedway teams and those who can afford to run a loss making club as a hobby or are steeped in self interest step aside and let those with ambition & the vision to work towards profitably promoting the growth of the sport with one top tier league of eight teams. 

What do you mean by step aside, sell or give away?

Let's take Sheffield for example, judging by the owners comments over the last few seasons clearly they've had enough but nobody has purchased it despite it being available.

 

[1 valve]

17 minutes ago, noaksey said:

What do you mean by step aside, sell or give away?

Let's take Sheffield for example, judging by the owners comments over the last few seasons clearly they've had enough but nobody has purchased it despite it being available.

 

Good question. By step aside, I mean, if they are unwilling to adopt the need for change, instead using their position within the BSPA to keep things as they are and thus hold back or deter new thinking by ambitious and visionary promoters. Then by all means stay in speedway, but run a team on a semi professional basis in a more suitable league. 
As for Sheffield, as with any promotion, if the numbers don’t stack up to make it viable in the medium term for current or potential owners, then there is little hope for their long term future. 
one of the issues Sheffield have is their stadium availability and more so the unavailability of the back straight terracing which severely restricts the possibility growing attendance & associated revenue.  

[Fromafar]

On 9/27/2026 at 9:59 PM, CTRSports said:

If its true that they are looking to increase the points limit

All clubs must run an U21 British Rider at reserve

All clubs must also run a Foreign U21 Rider at reserve

If they can get the ITV4 deal over the line which sounds like the more lucrative deal being worked on

Perhaps that's enough for the likes of Glasgow to give the top flight a chance, and I think if the TV deal goes through, you may see Oxford move up again but obviously not do the Championship aswell this time around.

Could see the following strength sides, put together for example purposes

Score out Oxford

[mikebv]

For once, after all these years, maybe just make the team average match the team with the team that finishes top of the table, pre play offs..

No dumbing down, let the team at the top keep the same riders if they want, and let the rest have room to improve...

It is just another daft self inflicted "Speedway Anomaly" that means a team that is successful, who have built an affinity with fans, then gets broken up... 

Kids in particular love having heroes so if you want them to get engaged (which means an adult paying to get in), then stop peeing about with teams having to lose often one of their best, therefore most popular, riders..

Create an aspirational level to attain by having to "beat the best" the following season...

I remember 93 when the Aces won the league and the following season they were nowhere near the same team given the changes..

In every sport the best should be the benchmark for others to try and better, but not by weakening the best..

 

[Arthur73]

12 hours ago, LisaColette said:

Can forget about Poole ever moving back up then as race nights are a deal breaker. 

If the Premiership had:

- A genuine step up in rider level

- A larger prize pot

- A larger away following from fans

Poole would move up. 

[Fromafar]

18 minutes ago, Arthur73 said:

If the Premiership had:

- A genuine step up in rider level

- A larger prize pot

- A larger away following from fans

Poole would move up. 

The wage Bill would be the issue though,it was the reason they dropped down.Where is all this support money going to come from.